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Paul Long
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50 ish bloke from Hull UK. Love books and wildlife, may post some photos on here 🙂
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knotweed-ireland.bsky.social
Bird of the day - (Holiday Robin) Robin on the lookout in a rose bush. Galway, Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #FestiveDailyRobin #Birds #Robin #HolidayRobin #Round #EuropeanRobin #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
Robin catching the sun in its face
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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julielfrost.bsky.social
Define winter ... the return of dark-eyed juncos.

#Birds #Sparrows #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography
A dark-eyed junco, a type of sparrow, stands on a fallen branch, its hear turned slightly sideways.
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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kathat.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #movement any bird showing movement of any description.

Blue Tit
you see a fresh branch with buds, and on top there is a blue tit, just starting to the right. The wings spread, head up, tail slightly spread. Background is brownish
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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helenbennett.bsky.social
A #HolidayRobin to brighten up the timelines and to wish you all a good weekend. 📷 🪶

#Birds #Photography #UKWildlife #ArtAdventCalendar
#EastCoastKin #Nature
A photograph of a European Robin that is facing forward showing off his bright orange chest. His head is turned to the right as viewed as he clings on to a thin branch. The background is festive that shows blurry shadows of surrounding fir tree branches and light snow falling.
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
A Winter Wren bopping along the edge of a fallen log. I find these birds to be the cutest of the wrens we have here in Michigan due to their spherical shape.
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
I thought these Kingfishers were a perfect match for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social, the theme is #Movement and the alternative was #LookingUp

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #Kingfishers #wildlifephotography #BirdLife
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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ianriddler.bsky.social
An Aurora Framed

I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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theineptbirder.bsky.social
The news is a depressing dumpster fire but how lucky are we that things like a Red-bellied Woodpecker are just hanging around our local parks? 💚🪶
Large woodpecker (Red-bellied Woodpecker) clinging to the underside of a large branch sticking its bill into a hole. Bright red cap, white belly (with a touch of pink), and black-and-white checked back and wings.
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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lightshedder.bsky.social
Tufted Titmouse in snow #Kennebunk #Maine 12/25 #Sony a7CR #Tamron 150-500 @ 500mm Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #winter #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A great blue heron preens itself at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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dtl.bsky.social
Feasting 🪶
An American robin foraging from clumps of bright red berries. Beak open and berry suspended between ©️DTL 2025
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #SongBirds with an alternative of #SeaBirds.

I'm going with a Robin, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit & Song Thrush from various venues in 2025.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #ukbirding
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Time for #3sDay so i'm going with Grey Seals at Donna Nook, captured on a very cold morning in November.

#mammals #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #PhotographyIsArt #GreySeals #Wildlife
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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woodiechef.bsky.social
#BirdofTheDay theme today is #Borbs or birds looking round.
A dunnock on my garden fence.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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kathat.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Songbirds and the alternative is #Seabirds.
#birds 🪶

One of the camera friendly little birds is the fence loving

Europaean Stonechat
A male Stonechat is sitting on a fence, near the fence post. Bird is looking to the left, beak open, view is from the side. Bird has a very orange breast part. Very black head. the background is greenish
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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laffingkat.bsky.social
Not quite in full #Borb mode yet, some of these dark-eyed juncos are starting to plump up. I love the one at the bottom left of the feeder who had his head all the way inside. The poor finch patiently waited ages to get a turn at the feeder. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
Part of a flock of dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) who attacked the feeder yesterday morning. One at the bottom left of the feeder has his head all the way inside. The poor finch on the branch to the left (I believe it's a purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus) waited ages to get a turn at the feeder.
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social
A singing Robin from mid October for #festivedailyrobin #holidayrobin Taken at Llanelli WWT. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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swede1952.bsky.social
Woodpecker Watch, A Rooftop Reverie

This is a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), captured some time ago. I hesitated over whether to include it, but the moment felt worth preserving. The bird was perched on the edge of the roof of a small, red barn-shaped shed in my backyard.
"A female red-bellied woodpecker perches with quiet poise on a textured surface—perhaps the edge of a rooftop or a patch of bark—its stance alert yet composed. Her plumage is a study in contrast and subtlety: a pale, creamy face and underbelly glow softly in the light, while her back and wings are cloaked in a crisp black-and-white barred pattern, like woven threads of shadow and snow. The crown of her head bears a gentle wash of red—not the full blaze of the male, but a restrained ember that hints at lineage and fire. Behind her, the background blurs into a soft green haze, as if the forest itself has stepped back to let her shine. The composition draws the eye to her fine details: the curve of her beak, the alert gleam in her eye, the quiet strength in her posture. She is not performing, not calling—just being. A sovereign witness on a quiet stage." - Microsoft Copilot
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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rosiemeddon.bsky.social
In the last few days, at 03.30, somewhere close to my bedroom window, a robin has decided to ditch his melancholy autumn lament and break into his spring serenade. As we’re still 16 days from the winter solstice, he clearly understands the benefits of being an ‘early bird’.
A robin perched among laurel leaves
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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lyndyphotos.bsky.social
We usually don’t see #borbs in Miami- it’s too warm here, and woodpeckers are usually too sleek to be borbs. But this juvenile red-bellied woodpecker fluffed out his feathers enough to briefly become a borb. #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
#Sunset #birds #loughNeagh #photography #Herons #landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape
As the sun descends, birds take flight, forming silhouettes against the fiery sky, a beautiful and fleeting dance of nature.
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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buriedbybooks.bsky.social
No hawk photos today because he was startled by this guy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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swede1952.bsky.social
Oh, Stop Whining
"The image captures a moment of avian theater on a wooden bird feeder fashioned like a miniature porch swing. The feeder’s slatted seat and upright posts echo the charm of a Southern veranda, weathered and warm with age. Suspended in stillness, the swing cradles two Blue Jays—bold, crested songbirds known for their vivid plumage and assertive presence. On the upper slat, one Blue Jay stands poised and composed, its body upright and feathers sleek. The bird’s brilliant blue back and wings shimmer with black barring and white accents, while its white chest and face are framed by a crisp black necklace that curves elegantly around the throat. Its crest is raised just slightly, a sign of alertness or mild curiosity. Below, on the lower slat, the second Blue Jay is caught mid-action—wings flared, beak open, as if calling out or issuing a challenge. Its posture is dynamic, feathers slightly ruffled, giving the impression of motion and sound. The contrast between the two birds—one still, one vocal—creates a sense of layered drama, like a duet of silence and song. The background is softly blurred, a wash of neutral tones that lifts the birds and feeder into sharp relief. The photograph is signed “Swede’s Photographs” on the right, marking this as a moment of captured wild choreography." - Microsoft Copilot
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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dreamcatcher01.bsky.social
Male Cardinal

No escape...
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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woodiechef.bsky.social
A pair of gannets.
#BirdOfTheDay #SeaBirds
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM